Travel to the Europe During the Coronavirus Pandemic
While the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to evolve, The European Union and all of its member states are planning for a safe re-opening of Europe in order to make everyone to enjoy their holidays, to reunite with family and friends, and to be able to travel for any purpose.
Being said that protecting the public health remains priority and non-essential travel outside the EU and Schengen remains prohibited, following countries open their borders for travel to and from the European Union, including the United Kingdom and the four other Schengen countries (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway):
Belgium
Croatia
France
Germany
Hungary (UK citizens may only enter Hungary with separate permission)
Italy
Luxembourg
Poland
Romania
Sweden
On the other hand, following countries put some limitations on enter or exit for tourism from an EU country or from Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein:
Austria
Bulgaria (Tourists, coming from Belgium, Portugal and Sweden, as well as from the United Kingdom, are subject to 14 days of quarantine)
Cyprus (People travelling from Belgium, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Jordan, Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Romania, United Arab Emirates are required to have a PCR test done at the source country, 72 hours prior to their arrival)
Czech Republic (Free movement has been restored with the majority of EU+ Member States, except countries/regions with medium or high risk of COVID-19 transmission)
Denmark (Borders are closed for non-Danish citizens who do not reside in Denmark or do not have a valid reason to enter Denmark)
Estonia (From 1 June, Estonia admits people with no Covid-19 symptoms arriving from the European Union, the members of the Schengen area or the United Kingdom, but quarantine requirements may apply)
Finland (Internal border control will continue for traffic between Finland and other Schengen countries except Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)
Greece (All visitors originating from EU/EEA Member States that are in the EASA affected area list or from Italy, Spain, Netherlands or Sweden are subject to tests upon arrival into the Athens airport until June 30th)
Ireland (Passengers arriving from overseas are expected to self-isolate for 14 days)
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Netherlands (tourists from Sweden and the United Kingdom are strongly advised to go into quarantine for 14 days)
Portugal
Slovakia (The entry of foreign nationals via external border or the border between the Slovak Republic and Poland is not allowed)
Slovenia
Spain (Order control and travel restrictions from Schengen and non-Schengen travellers entering into Spain are in place)
Switzerland
Disclaimer: The information on this page is not exhaustive. It is based on the most recent available data provided by EU Member States and collected from other publicly available and authoritative national sources. We take no responsibility of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness and accuracy of the information contained in this page or individual decisions based thereon.
